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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 286 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  17. 17.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  27. 27.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details

Answer key

  1. contact details together
  2. hierarchy
  3. repetition
  4. True
  5. hierarchy
  6. captions on a grid
  7. contrast
  8. most important first
  9. black text on yellow
  10. both halves feel equal
  11. balance
  12. captions on a grid
  13. contrast
  14. matching heading styles
  15. repetition
  16. a mirror-image layout
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a bright button on grey
  22. balance
  23. a centred, even layout
  24. proximity
  25. repeated bullet icons
  26. most important first
  27. True
  28. balance
  29. related items grouped
  30. True
  31. proximity
  32. alignment
  33. contrast
  34. one border on all pages
  35. small print for details
  36. proximity
  37. False
  38. dark text on light paper
  39. True
  40. caption close to photo

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